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LPL Market Signals: Special Pre-Election Preview
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog In the recent LPL Market Signals video, LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick, Equity Strategist Jeff Buchbinder and Asset Allocation Strategist Barry Gilbert discussed the upcoming election, looking at it from all different angles, and more, including: The latest on the stimulus billWhether technology is in trouble under a Blue […]
October 9, 2020
Under-the-Radar Signal That Rates May Head Higher
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog The 10-year Treasury yield has stayed in a narrow range since April 2020, helped by a supportive Federal Reserve and ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. As shown in LPL’s Chart of the Day, the 10-year Treasury yield actually is sitting below inflation right now as measured by the Consumer Price […]
October 13, 2020
The Market’s Mixed Election Signals
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog With Election Day just under a month away and voting already taking place in many states, it is still anyone’s guess who will win on November 3. With all of the noise surrounding the election, we prefer to focus on the signals coming from the market. However, perhaps even the market […]
October 14, 2020
COVID Surge Stalling Europe’s Recovery
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog We continue to monitor real-time COVID-19 and economic data to provide insight into how the pandemic is affecting economies around the world. Traditional economic data sometimes can be too slow to pick up the changes that are occurring. Today we focus on Europe. “The high-frequency data shows that the recovery from […]
October 15, 2020
5 Charts We Are Watching
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog There are many charts that caught our attention this week, and today we share the top 5 charts we’re watching. The S&P 500 Index recently had a four-week losing streak and fell nearly 10% along the way, while the Nasdaq and many large cap tech stocks fell even more. Then in […]
October 16, 2020
Why Stocks Want President Trump To Win
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Now that we have your attention with that eye-grabbing title, there’s definitely something to the idea that stocks perform better the year after a sitting president wins reelection. “Think about it—usually when a president wins reelection, it means the economy is going pretty strong, so stocks tend to do well,” explained […]
October 21, 2020
Beige Book Shows Pace of Recovery is Moderating
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog We have seen a historic rebound in economic growth since the US economy emerged from lockdowns, but the pace of the economic rebound has tapered in recent weeks as the effects of fiscal stimulus fade. The recently released Federal Reserve (Fed) Beige Book appears to show that economic activity has become […]
October 22, 2020
Leading Indicators Show Slowing Pace of Economic Recovery
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Beige Book presented qualitative data that suggested the pace of the economic recovery had been tapering, as we discussed in the LPL Research blog, Beige Book Shows Pace of Recovery is Moderating, but now we have quantitative data that is confirming the survey data. The Conference Board’s Leading […]
October 23, 2020
Why Munis May Want Joe Biden to Win
Posted by lplresearch Market Blog Historically it has been unwise to attempt to “play” the stock market ahead of an election in an attempt to position based on perceived implications of a president’s policies, but the municipal bond market may be more susceptible to the results of this election. As stimulus talks in Washington appear stalled […]
October 27, 2020